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reg·i·ment
[n. rej-uh-muh
nt; v. rej-uh-ment] Pronunciation Key
[n. rej-uh-muh
nt; v. rej-uh-ment] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | Military. a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units. |
| 2. | Obsolete. government. |
| 3. | to manage or treat in a rigid, uniform manner; subject to strict discipline. |
| 4. | to form into a regiment or regiments. |
| 5. | to assign to a regiment or group. |
| 6. | to form into an organized group, usually for the purpose of rigid or complete control. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| reg·i·ment
(rěj'ə-mənt) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. (rěj'ə-měnt') reg·i·ment·ed, reg·i·ment·ing, reg·i·ments
[Middle English, government, rule, from Old French, from Late Latin regimentum, rule, from Latin regere, to rule; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] reg'i·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj., reg'i·men'tal·ly adv., reg'i·men·ta'tion n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
regiment (n.)
regiment (n.)
1390, "government, rule, control," from O.Fr. regiment "government, rule" (1314), from L.L. regimentum "rule, direction," from L. regimen (see regimen). Meaning "unit of an army" first recorded 1579 (originally the reference was to permanent organization and discipline), from French. The verb, with sense of "to form into a regiment" is first recorded 1617. Regimentation first recorded 1877. Regimentals "dress proper to a particular regiment, militaty uniform" is attested from 1742.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| regiment | |
noun | |
| 1. | army unit smaller than a division |
verb | |
| 1. | subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children" |
| 2. | form (military personnel) into a regiment |
| 3. | assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Regiment
Reg"i*ment\, v. t. To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize according to classes, districts or the like. The people are organized or regimented into bodies, and special functions are relegated to the several units. --J. W. Powell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Regiment
Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), n. [F. r['e]giment a regiment of men, OF. also government, L. regimentum government, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regimen.]1. Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [Obs.] --Spenser. "Regiment of health." --Bacon. But what are kings, when regiment is gone, But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? --Marlowe. The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment. --Hocker. 2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. Note: In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades. Regiment of the line (Mil.), a regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. [Eng.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Regiment
Reg"i*ment\ (-m?nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Regimenting.] To form into a regiment or into regiments. --Washington.
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